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The Sinfulness and Cure of Thoughts
Puritan Stephen Charnock speaks on Genesis 6:5: “And God saw that the wickedness of man wasgreat in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” He defines what type of thoughts are sins; in regard to God, ourselves and others. He gives directions on how to think and maintain good thoughts. He covers preventing bad thoughts and dealing with them when they do intrude. This puritan sermon is from the "Morning Exercise at Cripplegate" series. This edition includes an outline of the sermon and a biographical sketch of Stephen Charnock.Stephen Charnock (1628–1680) was born at London, England. He was educated and converted at Emanuel college in Cambridge. He ministered a short time at Southwark. In 1649, he was a fellow, and then senior proctor, at New College in Oxford. In 1656 he ministered to the family of Sir Harry Cromwell of Ireland. Stephen Charnock spent years in non-public ministry. Toward the end of his life he ministered at Crosby-square with Thomas Watson.
102 pages, Paperback
Published December 21, 2018
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Stephen Charnock
208 books38 followersStephen Charnock (1628–1680), Puritan divine, was an English Puritan Presbyterian clergyman born at the St Katherine Cree parish of London.
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July 10, 2022
The first half of this book is *very* technical and kind of a slog for me to get through, describing the different kind of thoughts, proving that sin can be found in ones thoughts, and showing that all of humanity suffers from this.
The second half is sweet nectar to the soul. It talks about fighting bad thoughts and building up holy thoughts.
If you struggle with sinful thoughts, I recommend picking this up to read. It's short enough to read in a couple of days
The second half is sweet nectar to the soul. It talks about fighting bad thoughts and building up holy thoughts.
If you struggle with sinful thoughts, I recommend picking this up to read. It's short enough to read in a couple of days
June 21, 2025
This is a book I would recommend to everyone. It may be hard to read because of how scholarly Charnock is, but if you spend the time to read this, it will be edifying to the soul.
He talks about the depravity of our hearts and thoughts in the first half. Then moves to how in Christ we can focus on things that are above and not on earth, and to take every thought captive unto the obedience of Christ.
He talks about the depravity of our hearts and thoughts in the first half. Then moves to how in Christ we can focus on things that are above and not on earth, and to take every thought captive unto the obedience of Christ.
March 18, 2023
A wonderful review of our thoughts.
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